President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday said democracy was a “sacred trust” for people in power and those who violate it commit sacrilege against the nation. In his address on the eve of Republic Day, the president said democracy “had become our most precious guide towards peace and regeneration from the swamp of poverty” created by centuries […]
poliThe President’s Police Medals were Saturday conferred on 27 officials of the CBI and 20 of Delhi Police on the eve of India’s 65th Republic Day. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) joint directors Nina Singh, Rajwinder Singh Bhatti and Anil Palta, Additional Superintendent of Police S.B. Sankar, Deputy Superintendent of Police Balbir Jain, Assistant Sub-Inspector […]
Two policemen from Maharashtra have been awarded the President’s Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) this year, one of them posthumously. One policeman has also bagged the Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG), which will be awarded as part of Republic Day honours. Sukuji Devangan Pardeshi, a head constable, was awarded the PPMG posthumously, along with then […]
President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday said that corruption was a cancer and noted that fault lines in democracy were handiwork of those who had made power a gateway to greed. In his address on the eve of Republic Day, the president said that democracy has never been betrayed by people. “Some cynics may scoff at our […]
In the wake of the gruesome gang rape of a tribal woman allegedly at the behest of a kangaroo court, West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Saturday admitted that the administration has failed to prevent such crimes. “The most important thing is to prevent them (rapes), but unfortunately we have not been able to,” Narayanan said, […]
An Indian-American physiotherapist has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay over $10 million in restitution for allegedly participating in a Medicare fraud scheme that totalled almost $11 million. Chiradeep Gupta, 39, was sentenced by US District Judge Denise Page Hood in the Eastern District of Michigan Friday, according to the […]
A new study has suggested that indulging in a drinking binge even once during pregnancy could have long lasting effects on the child’s behaviour in later years. According to the Danish study, the infants exposed to one or two binges of alcohol in the womb were more likely to have short attention spans and be […]
In an unprecedented move, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy Saturday submitted a notice to assembly Speaker N. Manohar for moving a resolution to send back the Telangana bill to the president, opposing the state’s bifurcation With just four days to go for completing the debate on Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2013, the chief […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday handed over a cheque of Rs.1 crore to the widow of a police constable killed by suspected liquor mafia men when he was on a raid in the capital last month. On the eve of Republic Day, the chief minister presented the cheque to Savita Devi, widow of constable […]
Named for the Padma Shri Saturday, Bollywood actress Vidya Balan found herself “running out of words” to describe her “gratitude”. The National award winning talent, who is “overwhelmed”, has dedicated the fourth highest civilian award to her family. “I’m thrilled. I’m overjoyed. I’m overwhelmed. I’m honoured. I’m humbled…..! I’m running out of words to express […]